To This Day is live!

Over a month ago To This Day project asked animators and motion artists to pitch in to animate one of Shane Koyczan‘s spoken word poems to confront bullying, a lot of you did. And here is the final result.

To This Day is a project based on a spoken word poem written by Shane Koyczan called “To This Day”, to further explore the profound and lasting impact that bullying can have on an individual.

Schools and families are in desperate need of proper tools to confront this problem. We can give them a starting point… A message that will have a far reaching and long lasting effect in confronting bullying.

Animators and motion artists brought their unique styles to 20 second segments that will thread into one fluid voice.

This collaborative volunteer effort demonstrates what a community of caring individuals are capable of when they come together. To This Day was Produced by Giant Ant

About the author

Jorge R Canedo Estrada

Born (1990) and raised in Bolivia and moved to Mexico when he was 15, and moving around ever since, Jorge R. Canedo Estrada (Jr.canest a lover of music, different art forms, technology and society, someone that wouldn't be here if it wasn't because of God's grace) always tried to understand how things work and it's purpose, now he applies this curiosity and his skills in what he loves to do, Motion Design.
After the camera became one of his and his brother’s favorite toy he discovered the world of digital design and he started to learn by himself, at the age of 17 he won a full Scholarship and now he is a graduate from the VFS Digital Design program in Vancouver and he is constantly looking to gain more experiewellnce in his field and constantly being amazed by some amazing piece of animation, art, design or something completely random.
He has been finalist and won some international awards and got recognition, he is a strong believer of audio driven animation and he will spend hours walking outside on the rain or making that curve of animation work the way he wants.

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8 Comments

This is easily the most powerful piece I’ve seen this year, if not for a long time. The poem and audio design is gripping on it’s own and the visuals amazingly do it justice. I have to applaud everyone involved. I’m suprised it’s a quickie. There’s not many things on this site right now that hit as hard as this does. Not to discredit the other amazing work, but more so to give this one it’s props.

I’ve seen few motion pieces that aren’t purely self-promotional or trying to push a needless product and instead deliver such a resounding, impactful message. Superb work. This is the kind of positive work that only artists can deliver that benefits us all as a community.